WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) approved Texas Rep. Pete Olson’s bill to delay the timeline for states to meet ozone standards, mostly along a 229-199 party-line vote.

The Pearland Republican’s bill, House Resolution No. 806, would give states until October 2026, over nine years, to reach the 2015 ozone standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration. The bill also would limit future regulations that crack down on the pollutant.

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